Performance of Red Gram(Cajanus cajan) under Rain fed Situation in district Mahabubnagar

The cluster frontline demonstration on red gram was conducted in five villages namely Kasimnagar, Mettupally, Dataipally, Anjanagiri and Mallaipalle of Wanaparty and Pangal districts during kharif season of 2013–14 to 2016–17. The pooled results of 3 yr revealed that a short duration variety of red gram PRG 176 + seed treatment (Trichoderma virdi 8g/kg seed + Rhizobium sp. 1kg/ha seed) + plant protection (Pheromone trap 8 no./ha + insecticide: Acephate@1.5g/l + DDVP@1ml/lt) recorded average highest yield 1299 kg/ha compared to 839 kg/ha in control plot. The same trend was in case of gross and net monetary returns, which was Rs. 57, 060/-and Rs. 35, 890/-ha and for control Rs. 39, 624/-and Rs. 20, 305/-ha, respectively. Benefit cost ratio for demonstration and control was 2.79 and 2.02, respectively. It can be concluded that the red gram production could be enhanced by encouraging the farmers through adoption of recommended technologies which were followed in the CFLDs.